Samuel Waweru

Making information a useful tool for fostering interpersonal relations and contributing meaningfully to sustainable human development.

Program Officer – Communications at Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (2022-08 – 2025-08)

• Media and communications liaison for the CJPD-USAID Mulika Initiative
• Facilitation, training, documentation, and report preparation

ICT Officer at Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (2021-11 – 2022-07)

Served as the ICT Officer at the KCCB - General Secretariat. Responsibilities included providing technical support to staff on a range of areas and managing the organization's ICT system.

• Setting up, installing, and updating computer hardware and software
• Managing and maintaining the organization's ICT system
• Liaising with suppliers of computer equipment
• Making recommendations on the type of equipment to be procured
• Liaising with email and internet service providers to resolve connectivity issues
• Preparing information for updating the KCCB – General Secretariat website
• Advising on ICT-related matters

Editor at Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops - General Secretariat (2018-10 – 2020-12)

Served as the Editor of the Catholic Mirror, the official newspaper of the Catholic Church in Kenya. Responsibilities included writing and editing articles, coordinating production and marketing, and media liaison work.

• Writing articles for the newspaper
• Subediting and proof-reading
• Coordinating production, marketing, sales, and distribution
• Media Liaison work for KCCB – General Secretariat
• Updating the organization's social media platforms

Assistant Program Administrator at Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops – DREAMS Program (2017-10 – 2018-09)

• Program Management, Monitoring & Evaluation
• Budgeting and reporting to the donor
• Directing and Supervising program staff at the Bondo Office
• Team Lead in SASA! Program, a HIV intervention aimed at changing harmful community norms
• Implementation in Siaya, Homabay, and Migori counties

Communications Officer at Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops – DREAMS Program (2015-10 – 2016-09)

• Writing feature articles about the project
• Media liaison
• Event organization
• Project documentation
• Photography

Information Officer at Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (2011-03 – 2015-09)

• Media Liaison
• Developing content for the web and other online platforms
• Writing proposals and reports

Managing Editor at Environment Liaison Centre International (2006-04 – 2008-07)

• Overall oversight of production, marketing, and distribution of EcoForum Magazine
• Commissioning, writing, copyediting, and proofreading of articles for publication in EcoForum
• Resource mobilization
• Customer relations
• Event management to grow EcoForum's audience base

Editorial Assistant at Environment Liaison Centre International (ELCI) (1999-01 – 2006-03)

Served as an Editorial Assistant at the Environment Liaison Centre's Publications Unit. Responsibilities included editing of ELCI publications and production of a daily lobbying and advocacy newsletter during the UN Commission for Sustainable Development Conferences.

• Editing of ELCI publications (Workshop reports, community guidebooks, training manuals, flyers, annual reports, research books, and brochures)
• Production of a daily lobbying and advocacy newsletter, Taking Issue, during the 12th, 13th, and 14th Sessions of the United Nations Commission for Sustainable Development (CSD) Conferences in New York, USA, on behalf of ELCI (2004-2006)
• Research, article writing, editing, and proofreading materials for publication during the conference

Administration & Marketing Coordinator at Environment Liaison Centre International (1997-07 – 1998-12)

Served as Administration and Marketing Coordinator in charge of Marketing, Sales, and Distribution of EcoForum and Development Classifieds Magazines.

• Marketing, advertising space, subscription sales, and circulation of the two publications

Documentary Director and Producer at Giving Nature a Voice, Aga Khan University (2017-01 – 2019-12)

In private capacity, worked with Giving Nature a Voice in successfully directing and producing three documentaries for the series. This was a project of the Aga Khan University to create awareness of the environment.

• Directed and produced Sandstorms, a documentary on illegal Sand Mining in Machakos and Makueni
• Directed and produced the Deluge, a documentary on flooding in Nyando and Ahero regions in Kisumu's Kano Plains
• Directed and produced Pangolin, the Most Trafficked Mammal in the World
• Documentaries were aired on NTV and are available on YouTube

Master of Arts in Digital Journalism – Aga Khan University (2020-01 – 2025-12)

Bachelor of Science in Information Science – Moi University (1990-01 – 1995-12)